Carrot Cake with Baking & Pancake Mix
Enjoy this delightful cake as a loaf or frosted in layers with cream cheese frosting.
Carrot Cake with Baking & Pancake Mix
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Enjoy this delightful cake as a loaf or frosted in layers with cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Pamela's Baking & Pancake Mix
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp allspice
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- zest of 1 orange
- ¾ cup oil
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1½ cups grated carrots
- ½ cup or 8 oz. can crushed pineapple in its own juice, well-drained
½ cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
1 can Vanilla Frosting
- 2 TBSP butter or margarine, room temp
- 6 ounces cream cheese, room temp
- 1 tsp water
- 1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
Cake
Cream Cheese Frosting
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 325°, with rack in top third of oven.
CAKE:
In a medium bowl, whisk together Baking & Pancake Mix and spices. Set aside. Beat orange zest, oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer (or by hand), until well mixed. Mix in carrots and pineapple and then add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well. Add nuts and mix again. Pour into baking pan(s), prepped with cooking spray, and bake according to pan size. Toothpick should come out clean. Once cooled, frost with cream cheese frosting.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
Soften butter or margarine by mixing in mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix together on medium for 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add more water one teaspoon at a time.
PAN SIZE AND COOKING TIMES:
• Two 8” round cake pans (makes two 1¼ to 1½” cakes) = 30 to 35 minutes
• One 9” springform pan (makes one 2 to 2½” cake) = 45 minutes
• One 7” x 11” rectangle pan (makes one 2” cake) = 40 to 45 minutes
What a great recipe. I had left over shredded carrot from Easter. What to do? Thank you Pamela. Although I did not have all the items it came out amazing. Hard critic daughter who is 12. She loved it.
What I replaced: Did not add allspice – no replacement. Lemon zest for orange zest. For 1 cup of pineapple I replaced with 1 cup of apple butter (yup, yes I did). I also added more vanilla to frosting and water to accomodate my own viscosity. :) Happy Family. Thank you again. 4 stars.
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